Discontinued The Persei Vaporizer for herbs and concentrates.

Jack Sprat said:

Thanks for the reply. Which Omicron, the lite or regular? Is there any functional difference between the Omicrons and the Persei? It's really not clear to me how they differ.

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It gets complicated at that level. I think of it in terms of upgrade-ability. The Lite is the entry-level. The Regular one has more options for power, and the Persei is like the flagship. I usually tell people start with the Lite, it's cheaper and will let people try it out without a big investment. If they dig the setup, I tell them to jump into the Persei and its powerful attachments. The Omi regular would be a middle step between the two.

Thanks for the help. Simple and clear info on these is very hard to find.

As I gather they needed to be used with the straw attachment. Is this correct? Does that need to be carried separately from the main unit or does it store in the housing?

Jack Sprat said:

Thanks for the help. Simple and clear info on these is very hard to find.

As I gather they needed to be used with the straw attachment. Is this correct? Does that need to be carried separately from the main unit or does it store in the housing?

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No straw attachment necessary. The KISS cart is a load as you go one dab at a time cart. Looks like an ecig cart. Here's my W9 family pic from 5 months ago. The family has grown since then! The silver unit in the pic is the Omicron (v2.5). The cart on it is the KISS. The extra long black unit is the Persei with the SS Kit tube (optional long setup for max battery life/power). The longer cart on the black unit is the Hercules SR-71. They are ready to use as you see in the pic.

I just wanted to quickly post from my vaked daze to report on my experience with the v4 tops and the KISS globes.

First of all, the KISS globes.

These are great, believe all of what the others have told you! The new wicks are so super absorbent that they make me feel confident (and all of the other adjectives commonly used in a sanitary pad advertisement). Once you go black, you don't go back when it comes to ceramic wicks. I seem to be able to get more of my concentrate to absorb into the wick and get more clouds for longer than with my 3.7v ti gr2 kiss carts.

The glass is so helpful, being able to see the clouds really saves my lungs a lot of unnecessary over-inhaling - and saves me a bunch of concentrate that I didn't need to vaporize at that time!

The extra heater was a pleasant surprise too!

Now to the v4 top.

I have used the v1, v2, v3, hammer and now v4 tops. I have found with my v1 and then v2 tops that I have to screw the cart/herc on just right so that the centre post would connect properly. The v3 seems to have been a lot better in this regard, but the v4 is perfect. It seems to have a self adjusting centre pin on the v4 top which means you can screw the herc on that bit more firmly (in my case) rather than leave it what felt a little loose on the older tops.

The Persei main body has nigh on reached perfection at this point. I could only see it getting better by somehow getting smaller and still retaining the still functionality.

I cannot wait to try out the 8!

Now back to the mango bomb shatter

are the batteries that come with the Persiei able to run the Herc? And what tastes better Kiss cart or the Herc????? thanks guys!

vapor 4 life said:

are the batteries that come with the Persiei able to run the Herc? And what tastes better Kiss cart or the Herc????? thanks guys!

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No. Herc.

vapor 4 life said:

are the batteries that come with the Persiei able to run the Herc? And what tastes better Kiss cart or the Herc????? thanks guys!

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They can run it, but battery life isn't good. The AW batteries are perfect for the Herc.

The 2nd question is highly debatable. My vote goes for the Herc with TI coil, but he TI kiss is no slouch either.
It's like choosing between Ghiradelli or Toblerone--both are killer tasting chocolate.

Any chance the Iris V2 will work with a single 3.7V battery. That is really my only complaint and the only reason I have not bought the SS kit.

tharealmclovin said:

Any chance the Iris V2 will work with a single 3.7V battery. That is really my only complaint and the only reason I have not bought the SS kit.

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No. 7.4v use only

With the full tube and the iris, it's not quite pocket friendly. It no biggie, but it would be nice to have a portable shorty iris.

tharealmclovin said:

With the full tube and the iris, it's not quite pocket friendly. It no biggie, but it would be nice to have a portable shorty iris.

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The problem is that with a 3.7v source the Iris won't do much for you as it can only lower the output current, not boost it. With 2 x 3.7v batteries (7.4v) you can use the Iris to drop the output to 3.7 or wherever you want it. In this configuration (2x18350 batteries) I can go for weeks without recharging the batteries, and I am guaranteed to get the voltage I dial in.

Are the new hammers you posted a picture of last week being revealed at the same time as a new hammer top possibly?
If so, I'll have no problem selling my hammer top to my girl.

Does the white rod for the sr71 work in a sr74?
Would a black rod for a sr74 work in an sr71?

I'm on board with the pre-orders: SR-74X and the 8. I was just reading the info and came across this:

• The 8 as no short circuit protections built in and we would recommend that you use protected batteries with it

I just want to make sure that my AW IMR batteries are okay...

geetimesthree said:

Are the new hammers you posted a picture of last week being revealed at the same time as a new hammer top possibly?
If so, I'll have no problem selling my hammer top to my girl.

Does the white rod for the sr71 work in a sr74?
Would a black rod for a sr74 work in an sr71?

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I believe the second option is feasible but not the first.

@geetimesthree '74 rods work in a '71 but not the other way 'round.

@redijedi808 I would beg and and plead to all 8 users to use only IMR batteries, so-called LiMn chemistry. Their failure mode is far less catastrophic than other lithium batteries. Your AW IMR 1600mAh cells are perfect. There are newer IMR cells with higher capacity on the market these days, but they aren't any safer than the AW cells you have.

Is it unsafe to run a SR-71 7.4v on a hammer top?

Today I loaded up my chopped 10mm nail head and dropped it into the Herc, and fired it up on the hammer. It was awesome. I got a ton of hits. They were very warm though.

I didn't keep the heat shield on because I didn't know how hot it would get. I also didn't keep the plastic mouthpiece on. I just put it up to the metal funnel when I took a hit.

Interestingly, setting the nail head on a 1200f hammer rod does not seem to be enough to vaporize. I guess it needs a chamber around it to contain and direct the heat.

c0rpse said:

Is it unsafe to run a SR-71 7.4v on a hammer top?

Today I loaded up my chopped 10mm nail head and dropped it into the Herc, and fired it up on the hammer. It was awesome. I got a ton of hits. They were very warm though.

I didn't keep the heat shield on because I didn't know how hot it would get. I also didn't keep the plastic mouthpiece on. I just put it up to the metal funnel when I took a hit.

Interestingly, setting the nail head on a 1200f hammer rod does not seem to be enough to vaporize. I guess it needs a chamber around it to contain and direct the heat.

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That's a new technique to me. Load dab on broken nail head, insert into herc. Not sure the advantage but it sounds like an interesting way to make the Herc a dab-at-a-time system.

I run my Herc on the hamer top all the time. Worst case scenario is to forget to turn the top off and burning the oil. The Herc has an overflow tank that fills if the main tank overheats, so I can't see any way to hurt the herc with a hammer top.

I could only dab with a Hammer rod placed directly on wax. w9 is coming out with a glass-encased dab solution AKA Flexo you may want to check out under thread candidates in the desktop section.

MaxVapor said:

The problem is that with a 3.7v source the Iris won't do much for you as it can only lower the output current, not boost it. With 2 x 3.7v batteries (7.4v) you can use the Iris to drop the output to 3.7 or wherever you want it. In this configuration (2x18350 batteries) I can go for weeks without recharging the batteries, and I am guaranteed to get the voltage I dial in.

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That is what I am doing now. just not discreet. Maybe I'll get an SS for on the go, but I love dialing in VOltage.

I am sure a lot of hercules sr74 experienced operators want a SR71 1.5 ohm style rod for our 74s! Hard to find a herc SR71 for sale. Everyone hangs on to them. Paired with a iris we have a awesome power combo. Sometimes I have some trouble melting crumble. Would be nice to have reduced button time.

Pro tip if you're using the nibbler try setting your airflow washer to about 30% coverage for maximum milkage while still being able to pull

Fredster951 said:

I am sure a lot of hercules sr74 experienced operators want a SR71 1.5 ohm style rod for our 74s! Hard to find a herc SR71 for sale. Everyone hangs on to them. Paired with a iris we have a awesome power combo. Sometimes I have some trouble melting crumble. Would be nice to have reduced button time.

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You're probably right, neither of my 71's are going up for sale. In fact I'm trying to stockpile the sr-71 white rod, as that's the only part I can see wearing out. To be honest, both my Hercs have trouble melting some crumbles into the coil. Heat is obviously not the problem. What's worked best for me when I have crumble is to load it in the top of the chamber and close everything up and set the Herc out on a warm day at a slight incline. There's something about crumble where it seems to respond better for loading to external heat rather than the coil, at least for me.

Good morning everyone Got a quick question. Does anyone know if I could modify the Kiss Globe for Ophos to fit any of my other W9 vapes? I've got omi light, omi v2.5, Persei's. I'm not concerned with appearances. I only ask cuz I can't find the omi/Persei one anywhere.
Any help greatly appreciated!
@THC any input?

Thanks Everyone

syrupy said:

You're probably right, neither of my 71's are going up for sale. In fact I'm trying to stockpile the sr-71 white rod, as that's the only part I can see wearing out. To be honest, both my Hercs have trouble melting some crumbles into the coil. Heat is obviously not the problem. What's worked best for me when I have crumble is to load it in the top of the chamber and close everything up and set the Herc out on a warm day at a slight incline. There's something about crumble where it seems to respond better for loading to external heat rather than the coil, at least for me.

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Man, I thought it was just me or my methods. I have the same issue with crumble. And forget it with the black(3.7) rod.

DieHard said:

Man, I thought it was just me or my methods. I have the same issue with crumble. And forget it with the black(3.7) rod.

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I too have issues w my crumble. When it gets hot enough to finally produce clouds it all melts through to the bottom chamber. Hoping the herc-x will fix that. It the mean time I too find a hair of external heat is the best to load. Still trying to get it all figured out.

Andy said:

I too have issues w my crumble. When it gets hot enough to finally produce clouds it all melts through to the bottom chamber. Hoping the herc-x will fix that. It the mean time I too find a hair of external heat is the best to load. Still trying to get it all figured out.

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Ditto, August 8th can't come any sooner!